Dr Coast is a Lecturer in Crop Science at the University of New England, Australia. Prior to joining UNE, Dr Coast was a Senior Research Fellow at the Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich (2020-2021), Research Fellow at the Australian National University (ANU, 2016-2020) and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO, 2013-2016). Dr Coast holds a PhD (University of Reading) and B. Agric. (First Class Honours, University of Benin) in Crop Science.